Tongue And Groove Router Table

Tongue and groove joints can easily be made with a router when using the right bits on a proper router table.

Tongue and groove router table.

If you don t have any tongue groove router bit then go on amazon and buy it now. First it s important to use a powerful router with variable speed control to ensure smooth safe cuts when using these big heavy bits. When cutting joints make sure the router table is clear of sawdust. The heart of this setup is the router motor.

Tongue and groove t g joints form sturdy interlocking connections with lots of glue surface area for all sorts of woodworking applications. Using the table saw is easiest when all the material stock is the same thickness. So i opted to use a router table. The tongue and groove bits are a matched set.

Make sure your routing table is clear of sawdust and other debris. It is mounted upside down in the router table. You can do the work on the router table or you can move a portable router across planted boards. Cabinet door joints self aligning shelf edging web or face frames and even carcass assembly.

Any rubbish under the wood can cause errors in your cuts. When routing tongue and groove joints consistency is key for a good fit and part alignment. In our case the legs are much thicker than the rails so we can t flip the boards end for end to center the groove. The larger bit cuts the tongue.

This is accomplished by mounting the router s fixed base to a router table insert. To begin making tongue and groove boards you first must decide to use either a table saw or a router. Take a one piece of tongue and groove bit and place in the router table. The debris under the wood can cause the cut to be misaligned.

So let s start the procedure stepwise. The smaller bit on the right cuts the groove. Using a router gives you more options in terms of the approach and the cutters. There s no need for a dado blade if you have a router table and a few common bits.

If you re going to use the former approach you can cut tongue and groove joints with a straight bit a slot cutter or a dedicated tongue and groove cutter assembly or. Washers can be used to adjust the size of both bits if needed. The easiest method and the one i most commonly use is to use the table saw for both the tongue and the groove. But you can do both cuts with the one bit.